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Subject: Re: MCP7 and DOS obstinacy

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 15:44:36 12/03/97

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> I
>suppose Chris is going to Windows in his next CSTAL version because that
>is the future or at least the present because finally, there is a last
>argument that cannot be refuted: we, customers, want windows.

I am a customer too - I have bought many programs so far.
I will not accept a OS that is bigger blasted bigger and bigger just
because "MINIFLUSS"-Microsoft has a contract with all kinds of
HD-companies.

>And when I
>say customers I refer not only to a bunch of computerized wizards that
>loves to expend half a day looking for the best config for getting an
>extra kilobyte of hash tables.

Nonsense. When I use Fritz3 (A DOS PROGRAM!!) I get more hash than
Fritz5 under WIN with fritz3-engine. The same with Hiarcs6 under DOS and
Hiarcs6 under Fritz5 and hiarcs6 engine. I don't talk about the speed
difference !
The same with Genius ! My DOS version of Genius5 gets always more hash
than my windows version.
WHY ? Because the OS WIN95/3.1 or whatever Microsoft OS needs so much
resources that there is not enough left for the chess program.
I have NOT bought 3 pc's to make Mr.Gates confident or to make my OS
confident.
The only reason I have a pc if to make me confident !


>Maybe I am getting old, but, I repeat, I
>got tired of that ceremony and his many problems.

Hm. I am 30 ! Is this old ?


>Please Chris, give us
>wiondows.people wants windows. God ask for windows.

Ok - if you believe in GOD  (Bill Gates looks more like the antichrist
than GOD) - take WIN.

> Let DOS for Mr Spock
>and the captain of the Enterprise.

Right. And for the captain of the starship Orion, Commander Mclane, too.
I don't believe in people who need 50 or 60 Megabytes of space just to
make my chess-program run. This is redundant. I want to play chess and
not OS.



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